This is an urgent action item! From Bill Redpath:
************************************ >I just spoke with Sen. Chap Petersen, who is one of 15 Senators on the Senate >P&E Committee, and he told me that he is going to vote "No" on HB2642. > >I urged him to speak out against this bill, and I think he will. Please, all >LPVA members, we have solid chance to stop this in the Senate P&E Committee >now! There is a 3/8ths chance that *your* Senator is on the P&E Committee. >Please call and email them and urge them to talk with Sen. Chap Petersen about >it and to vote "No" on HB2642. > >Thanks, Bill Redpath ************************************ Bil is referring to HB 2642, which has been the subject of several alerts this week; but if you're tuning in late, it is an attempt to strip third party and independent candidates of the ability to get on the ballot by making it nearly impossible to hire petitioners: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+sum+HB2642 Pay particular attention to the following clause: "ยง 24.2-1004.1. Payment or receipt of compensation for circulating petitions or registering voters; penalty. ... Any person who, upon a fee-per-signature basis or upon a basis related to the number of signatures obtained, pays or offers to pay compensation to another person, or receives or agrees to receive compensation from another person for (i) circulating any petition required by this title that is filed with or transmitted to the State Board or other appropriate public office, or (ii) assisting any individual in completing or submitting a voter registration application or absentee voter application is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor." ********************************************************** ACTION NUMBER ONE: Please take a minute to send a message to your Senator. You can find your own Senator by going to the "Who's My Legislator" page: http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform Once you enter your address and press 'submit', it will show you your General Assembly members and provide links to email them directly. You can find sample text on the LPVA website at http://lpva.com/HTML/HB-2642.html . ********************************************************** ACTION NUMBER TWO: Please call all of the Senators on the entire P&E Committee: Senator Janet D. Howell (804) 698-7532 Senator Stephen H. Martin (804) 698-7511 Senator Kenneth W. Stolle (804) 698-7508 Senator R. Creigh Deeds (804) 698-7525 Senator Mary Margaret Whipple (804) 698-7531 Senator Mark D. Obenshain (804) 698-7526 Senator Phillip P. Puckett (804) 698-7538 Senator John S. Edwards (804) 698-7521 Senator Harry B. Blevins (804) 698-7514 Senator A. Donald McEachin (804) 698-7509 Senator J. Chapman Petersen (804) 698-7534 Senator Ralph K. Smith (804) 698-7522 Senator George L. Barker (804) 698-7539 Senator Ralph S. Northam (804) 698-7506 Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel (804) 698-7527 http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+com+S8 ********************************************************** We've been using http://lpva.com/HTML/HB-2642.html as sample text for emails to the legislators, but it works just as well as a source for "talking points" while you're on the phone with the Senator (or, more likely, their staffer): PLEASE WRITE OR CALL THEM TODAY. If you cannot make phone calls, please at least send an email to the members of the committee, as well as one to your own Senator: Senator Janet D. Howell <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Stephen H. Martin <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Kenneth W. Stolle <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator R. Creigh Deeds <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Mary Margaret Whipple <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Mark D. Obenshain <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Phillip P. Puckett <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator John S. Edwards <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Harry B. Blevins <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator A. Donald McEachin <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator J. Chapman Petersen <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Ralph K. Smith <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator George L. Barker <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Ralph S. Northam <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel <distric...@senate.virginia.gov> -- end -- ############################################################# Have an announcement you'd like to post? SCC members & many committee heads are all authorized to post; or you may send your announcements to the List Master: <mailto:modera...@lpva.com?subject=announcement>. ################################################## Unsubscribe: Send an email to sts...@lpva.com with no subject and "Unsubscribe Announce" as the text. ############################################################# Libertarian Party of Virginia http://www.LPVA.com Phone: 703-715-6230
